Ives on legislative committees: Nice work if you don't have to do it
Every Illinois legislator who heads a subcommittee is paid an additional $10,326 per year -- even if the panel never meets, according to Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).
Every Illinois legislator who heads a subcommittee is paid an additional $10,326 per year -- even if the panel never meets, according to Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) urged the rejection of a Senate-proposed budget bill on Friday as Illinois headed toward an unprecedented third year without a budget.
There's no such thing as property tax reform that doesn't address the underlying causes of high property taxes, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) argued on Wednesday in voting against Senate Bill 484.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) on Monday praised the ingenuity behind a Senate bill that would allow a school district to consolidate two of its schools without adding to the taxpayers' burden.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) doesn't think the punishment fits the crime in the case of James Winburn, an employee of the state Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) who was fined $1,000 for soliciting political contributions to a public employee union-funded political action committee (PAC) recently.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) asked the House on Thursday why her proposal to examine property taxes has yet to see a vote.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told the DuPage Policy Journal that while Gov. Bruce Rauner's special session address Tuesday night was filled with nice ideas, he needs to offer a more practical solution to Illinoisans.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has a message for voters she hopes they'll carry with them when the 2018 election cycle begins.
The workers' compensation bill that Democrats passed late Wednesday will add another reason for businesses to flee Illinois, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said during House debate.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is tired of the same promises and the same end result, she said on the House floor on Wednesday.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) asked Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) to look north before pushing for a minimum wage hike statewide.
Before a House vote on a measure to allow non-U.S. citizens to become pharmacists in Illinois, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) issued a warning to her colleagues:
Senate Bill 1720 is bad business as well as bad for business, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told her colleagues on Tuesday.
Illinois can't throw more money into the pit of college grants unless it ties a string to it, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) argued on Monday in decrying a bill that would create a new grant program for students who maintain a "B" average.
There is nothing new and improved in the school funding formula put forth by Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) argues, according to a press release from her office.